Environmental Studies PhD Student Directory

Education

MA, Measurement & Evaluation, American University; MA Therapeutic Herbalism, Maryland University of Integrative Health, MDiv Masters in Divinity, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

Research Interests

My research interests are defined in recognizing and responding to the inequities represented by the names and naming of taxa. Who names taxa? Who decides who names? What is the historical context of the naming activity, how do names impact society and the environment, and what should the human and digital futures of names and naming look like? I view this scholarship happening at the intersection of two of the world’s greatest problems – bigotry and climate change.

Education

MSc Tropical Ecology, James Cook University

Publications

Mitchell, D., Bowman, L. & Brockmeier, C. Building a Taxonomic Data Editor: ITIS Taxonomic Workbench 6.0. Biodiversity Information Science and Standards 1, e19965 (2017) 

Mitchell, David, Arthur Jones, and Jean-Marc Hero. Predation on the Cane Toad (Bufo marinus) by the Black Kite (Milvus migrans). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 38 (1995): 512

Research Interests

Throughout my decade-long career working in zoos and conservation, I rarely heard stories outside of a Western perspective. This changed as I traveled and connected with more people from different cultures and backgrounds. I heard stories of people with different perspectives and deep connections with wildlife who did not believe they had any voice in conservation. When I returned to the US, the narratives I continued to hear within zoos and other conservation organizations lacked nuanced realities and experiences from outside the Western gaze.

Education

BSc Animal Science, Minors in Physical Anthropology & Human Animal Interactions from The Ohio State University & MA Biology from Project Dragonfly at Miami University

Education

BS in Human Sciences and Services at University of Rhode Island; MS in Natural Resources at The Ohio State University

Education

BS Biology, Minot State University; MS Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University

Research Interests

To speak the truth of our history, how the environment got taken advantage for the promotion of economical gain…. The buildup of industrialization & what it did to the land & people, all those taken advantage of to produce products not for the greater good but for the privileged few, the haves but not the have nots. The emphasis on making money to the abuse & detriment of others. The racism it engendered. The unhealthy promotion of things over people & morality & kindness. My PSAs hopefully will begin with vignettes of America’s & our world’s history true history–unmodified & then PSAs about environmental issues that every individual is confronted with & how to manage them more responsibly.

Education

Masters in ES & Humanities, Bachelor’s & I went to many schools

Biography

Sharon is currently an Education Manager at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, where she serves on the Conservation Strategic Planning and Zoo Research Advisory Committees, and chairs the Interpretive Plan Working Group. She also serves as an advisor to Chimpanzee SAFE and is a member of the Research & Technology Committee of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. She is a NNOCCI Study Circle alum and was a 2019 participant in Polar Bears International’s Climate Alliance Program. She is also a certified Editor in the Life Sciences.

Research Interests

zoos, soundscape ecology, sensory ecology, animal welfare

Education

BA French, Agnes Scott College; BS Biology, Towson University; MS Conservation Biology, University of Maryland

Work Experience

Education Manager, Maryland Zoo in Baltimore (current); Science Editor (freelance); Science Content Supervisor; Science Editor

Hobbies and Interests

Conservation psychology, languages, classical music, all things Disney 

Research Interests

I am interested in organizational resilience, particularly as it applies to organizations who work to advance food sovereignty (the right of peoples to healthy and culturally appropriate foods produced through environmentally sustainable means, and the right to define their own food systems).

Education

MS Environmental Studies, Antioch University New England; BA English Literature, Goshen College 

Work Experience

Currently providing oversight and expertise to a variety of projects in USACE Seattle District as a Physical Scientist in Environmental Engineering And Remediation Technical Services. Experienced Instructor with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Skilled in Site Investigation, Brownfield, Environmental Services, Environmental Science, and Groundwater Remediation.

Research Interests

My research interests are exploring the ways rural communities value wildlife through traditional practices, attitudes and resource use to better understand factors that may contribute to or undermine African ape conservation.

Education

MSc, Environmental Studies, Antioch University New England, MSc Resource Management, Central Washington University

Research Interests

In an effort to understand the adolescent perspective of what they need from a relationship with the natural environment and what types of nature could provide benefits for psychological well-being, my dissertation research focuses on the topic of coping and resilience with adolescents from trauma-informed backgrounds through an examination of their nature interactions. Specifically, I am applying a human-nature interaction pattern analysis approach with at-risk youth who are involved in outdoor nature-based projects and recreational activities. This particular approach seeks participant perspectives about their nature interactions in a variety of natural environments and how those interactions may support their coping styles and resilience capabilities. My research draws from the field of ecopsychology and applies interaction pattern theory to contribute to the human-nature interaction pattern and nature language literature through an exploration of their relevance in an un-examined population.

Education

MS – Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies, Antioch University New England, 2019; Certificate in Ecopsychology – Lewis & Clark College, Graduate School of Education and Counseling, 2019; MS – Wildlife Resources Education & Public Information, University of Idaho, 1995; BS – Wildlife Resources, University of Idaho, 1994; A.A.S. – Hotel & Resort Management, University of Minnesota at Crookston, 1989

Work Experience

Prior to returning to graduate school, I was the Executive Director of the Prairie Ecology Bus Center (PEBC) for 18 years. The PEBC is a unique, non-profit, regional outdoor environmental education program designed to take people into their own local areas to learn about and develop an awareness of and appreciation for the nature in their own “backyards.” It was my privilege to share diverse outdoor environments in an educational context with learners of all ages throughout southern and western Minnesota. Having witnessed countless times the remarkable, positive well-being effects interactions with nature can have with young people through these programs, I found my calling for my doctoral studies. To this end, I have dedicated my academic focus to understanding how young people value and appreciate their nature experiences, how those experiences align with landscape affordances, and how those nature interactions support psychological well-being.

Biography

Born in Colombia, South America, dual national citizenship (Colombia and USA.) I grew up primarily in the United States. I have lived most of my life in Massachusetts, but enjoy international and intercultural contexts as well.

Research Interests
I research the use of game based learning in undergraduate educational institutions with a specific focus on the use of games in the classroom as a teaching tool for complex environmental issues such as climate change.

Work Experience

I’m a full-time tenured Associate Professor of Communication at Cape Cod Community College located in West Barnstable, Massachusetts. I’ve been teaching at the college level for 25 years and have taught everywhere from public funded two-year to privately funded four year institutions. I teach face to face, partial online, and fully online courses in communication I also moonlight as an adjunct instructor at Bridgewater State University and Stonehill College where i teach courses in public speaking, sustainability and environmental communication.

Throughout my years of service, I have served on curriculum and programming committees, assessment committees, NEASC accreditation committees, all of which give me a very strong understanding of how different administrative constituencies influence and affect curriculum decisions.

Publications

Boragine, L.H. (2023). Roll the Dice: Using Game-Based Learning to Teach Sustainability in Higher Education. In: Leal Filho, W., Lange Salvia, A., Pallant, E., Choate, B., Pearce, K. (eds) Educating the Sustainability Leaders of the Future. World Sustainability Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22856-8_4

Boragine, L. (2023) Using Educational Escape Games to Teach and Engage Students. Today’s Learner. February 3. https://todayslearner.cengage.com/using-educational-escape-games-to-teach-and-engage-students/

Boragine, L (2022) Why I’m proud of teaching through a pandemic. Today’s Learner. November 23. https://todayslearner.cengage.com/why-im-proud-of-teaching-through-a-pandemic-lisas-story/

Boragine, L (2021) What I learned as a Dual Enrollment Instructor. Today’s Learner. September 17. https://todayslearner.cengage.com/what-i-learned-as-a-dual-enrollment-instructor/

Reichwein, S. and Heller-Boragine, L. (2016) MindTap for Public Speaking. Online curriculum for introductory public speaking class. Cengage Learning, Boston, MA

Heller-Boragine, L. 2015. Communication Studies 10-year Performance and Program Review. Final Report for Cape Cod Community College Office of Academic and Student Affairs, West Barnstable, MA

Heller-Boragine, L. 2014. How-To Guide and Move-Out Manual for College Moveout Give-and-Go. Keep America Beautiful and Goodwill Industries.

Hobbies and Other Interests
American Vet Dogs Certified Volunteer Puppy Raiser.
Reading and writing science fiction, particularly interested in the popular treatment of environmental apocalyptic scenarios in popular media and novels.

Biography

JuPong Lin is a Taiwan-born interdisciplinary artist-researcher, writer and educator who creates spaces to expand our capacity to metabolize or recover from trauma. Viewing climate change as a form of collective trauma, JuPong’s work explores how culturally-rooted contemplative practices can bridge personal healing with organizing for collective action in resistance to climate injustice. Her installations and community performances blend paper-folding, poetics, story circle and qigong. As a de/colonizing artist and ceremonial activist, JuPong is dedicated to reclaiming ancestral traditions and language liberation and offers workshops to cultivate kinship between peoples, land, other-than-human beings and our beloved 地球 (earth). 

Research Interests

My dissertation research aims to understand how contemplative ecoart practices, rooted in East Asian ancestral practices and knowledge, can repair and restore our beloved places, to heal from generations of ecocide. 

Hobbies and Interests

gardening, herbalism, knitting, paper folding

Work Experience

2020-current Program Chair, MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts Program, Goddard College 2019-current Adjunct Faculty, Arts Extension Service, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 2015-2019 Program Director, MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts Program, Goddard College 

Publications

2021

Lin, JuPong, and Devora Neumark. “Instructions for Being Water: A Performance Score.” In Signs of Water: Community Perspectives on Water, Responsibility, and Hope., edited by Rob Boschman and Sonya L. Jakubec. Arts in Action. Calgary, Alberta: University of Calgary Press, 2022.

Lin, JuPong, “Wild Onions,” “Under Cedar Boughs,” and “When We Can Breathe.” McGloughlin, Lis, editor. Honoring Nature: An Anthology of Authors and Artists Festival Writers. Human Error Publishing, 2021.

2020

Lin, JuPong. “1000 Gifts of Decolonial Love”, Dark Matter, Issue 11, September, 2020

Lin, JuPong, and Devora Neumark. “Contemplating Climate Justice, Cultivating Resilient Communities.” In Oxford Handbook of Drama, Theatre, Improvisation and Wellbeing, 2020.

Lin, JuPong, and Devora Neumark. “Scores for Climate Justice.” In Provocations, Pedagogies, and Other Strategies; Teaching Ecological Art, Guidance from the International Ecoart Network

2018

Lin, JuPong, and Devora Neumark. “A Brief Overview of ‘Instructions for Being Water: A Performance Score.’” In Emergency Index, Yelena Gluzman and Matvei Yankelevich, Editors. Brooklyn: Ugly Duckling Press.

2016

Lin, JuPong. “A Yinyang, Ecocritical Fabulation on Doctor Who.” In J. Canty (Ed.) Edges of Transformation: Multicultural Women’s Voices on the Intersections of Ecological and Social Healing, pp. 163-178

2014

Lin, JuPong. “The Media Ecosystem: What Ecology can Teach Us about Responsible Media Practice,” book review in the Journal of Media Literacy Education 6:1, 2014

Research  Interests

Race equity trainers’ perceptions on moving Environmental Education toward race equity.

Deb Matlock grew up in the mountains of Colorado and is deeply committed to nurturing the connection between people, animals, earth, and spirit. She has spent twenty-five years working as a professional environmental and humane educator and naturalist. Deb offers shamanic-style spiritual guidance, animal communication, nature connection workshops, and retreats through her business, Wild Rhythms. She is passionate about helping people find connection and deep spiritual meaning in their lives and in the places where they live. Deb holds a Master of Arts in Environmental Education from Prescott College and is pursuing her doctoral degree in environmental studies at Antioch University New England.